News from Odisha

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: Millions witnessed a stunning display of India’s rich diversity and culture as 22 tableaux rolled down the Rajpath in the national capital during the Republic Day parade 2020. Among these, three tableaux that grabbed the maximum eyeballs represented the States of Assam, Odisha and Uttar Pradesh. While tableaux of Jal Jeevan Mission and […]

Rayagada: In an incident which will bring shame to a mother’s unconditional love, a woman allegedly branded her own step son with hot iron rod for pooping his pants. The matter came to fore after a photograph of the child’s body branded with hot iron rod went viral in various social media platforms a few […]

New York: At least three Republican senators have said they were open to witnesses like former National Security Adviser John Bolton being called to testify at the Senate trial overshadowing the defence of President Donald Trump after his reported claims about Trump freezing military aid to Ukraine. The Democrat’s demand for witnesses hung in the […]

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: One read with some concern media reports about children of Ambiliamba village in Sorada block of Ganjam district having to cross Padmabati river by walking over the 40-feet high guard wall of Harbhangi irrigation project to reach their school at Borda. This is a daily ordeal for the children of the […]

Bolangir: On February 23, 2018, a bomb disguised in a gift parcel exploded inside the house of a newly-wed couple at Patnagarh in Bolangir district, killing the groom Soumyasekhar Sahoo and his grandmother, while bride Reema Rani sustained grievous injuries. Later, Crime Branch’s Special Investigation Team (SIT) led by Arun Bothra cracked the case and […]

Bhubaneswar: Daily direct flight operations from Bhubaneshwar to Varanasi and vice versa will commence from January 31, 2020, Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) Director VV Rao informed on Tuesday. Alliance Air has deployed its 70-seater ATR 72 600 aircraft for the flight operations which will depart from Bhubaneshwar at 12.15 pm and arrive in Varanasi […]

Beijing: China has reported 24 more deaths from coronavirus epidemic, taking the number of fatalities to 106 as the confirmed cases of pneumonia caused by the outbreak stand at 4,515, the health authorities announced on Tuesday. Barring Tibet, all Chinese provinces have reported the virus cases, posing a major challenge for the health authorities to […]

Berhampur: Emergency healthcare services at MKCG College and Hospital in Berhampur have been severely hit due to inoperative blood cell separator machines in the Blood Bank for past two months. As per reports, the machines which segregate plasma and platelets from blood have not been fixed after they developed some technical glitches some two months […]

New Delhi: Fuel prices saw a marginal dip on Tuesday due to softening of international crude oil rates as demand declined following the outbreak of coronavirus in China. The price of petrol was cut by 12 paise and that of diesel by 14 paise across all major cities on Tuesday. The petrol now costs Rs […]

Kangana Ranaut and Karan Johar were declared Padma Shri for this year on Republic Day. Naturally good wishes, blessings, and congratulations from friends, colleagues as well as fans started pouring in. As is known Karan helms one of the biggest production houses of the Indian film industry-Dharma Productions. The legacy was handed to him by […]

Mumbai: Flag carrier Air India has kept one of its 423-seater jumbo plane ready in Mumbai for the evacuation of Indian citizens from Wuhan province in China in the wake of Cornovirus outbreak in the East Asian country, an official source said on Tuesday. The airline is awaiting necessary approvals from the ministries of External […]

Hamilton: India leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal has termed M.S. Dhoni a “legend” and said that the entire team misses the former skipper. Dhoni has not played for India since the 2019 World Cup semi-final exit against New Zealand in the semi-finals. On Monday, as Team India hit the road from Auckland to Hamilton, Chahal revealed the […]

Balasore: The Special Task Force(STF) of Crime Branch on Tuesday seized around 300 grams of brown sugar worth nearly Rs 30 lakh in Balasore. The STF team arrested one person in connection with the illegal trade of the contraband item. An investigation has been launched to unearth more details and find out if there is […]

New Delhi: The CISF on Tuesday was adjudged the “best marching contingent” amongst paramilitary and other auxiliary contingents during Republic Day parade, 2020 at Rajpath, the force said. This is sixth time that Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) contingent won the “best marching contingent” trophy at Republic Day parade, the earlier occasions being in 2007, […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the introduction of African Cheetah on a carefully chosen location in India. A bench headed by Chief Justice S.A. Bobde, modifying an earlier order, said the cheetah from Namibia could be introduced in Kuno, park in Madhya Pradesh, or any other part of the country following a […]